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YellowknifeartistscollaborateonNorthernchildrenstaleTheManWithTheWolfInHisBellyastoryofadventureself-acceptanceTuesdayNovember11201421ARTSCULTUREBOOKSNovember6400p.m.InuvikYouthCentre.November16130-500p.m.ScheduleofEvents50Celebrating50yearsofresearchintheInuvikregionByDALICARMICHAELThereoncewasamanwhocouldnotstayinoneplaceforverylong.SobeginsthestoryofTheManWithTheWolfInHisBellyataleofatravelerwhoven-turestotheNorthwestTerritorieswherehendspeaceandself-acceptanceamidthena-tureoftheNorth.TheoriginalstorywrittenbyGermanSara-vanjaandillustratedbyNickMacIntoshbothfromYellowknifewasofciallylaunchedwithabooksigningandartshowattheNorthernFrontierVisitorsCentreonNov.1.Iwasworkingonaplayatthetime-alovestorybetweenamanwolfandawomanphoenixsetonthetundraSaravanjasaid.Iwasanewdadatthetimeandwasstrug-glingtonishtheplay.AsanexercisemydramaturgesuggestedthatIwriteachil-drensstoryforeachofthecharactersinordertosimplifyeachcharactersjourney.ItwasatthistimethatIwrotethestoryanditscompanionpieceTheGirlWiththeBirdinHerBelly.OnceSaravanjacompletedhisplaywhichhastouredacrosscentralandeasternCan-adahedecidedtopublishhisworkwiththeintentofsharingthestoryslessonsandstun-ningimagesoftheNorth.ThoughhenowlivesinMississaugaOnt.SaravanjagrewupinYellowknifeandthinksfondlyofhistimeathome.AsIwrotethestoriesIfoundmyselfwrit-ingthemformydaughterwantingtosharewithherthethingsthatIloveabouttheNorthSaravanjasaid.LivinginanurbanenvironmentatthetimeIwantedbothsto-riestoreectthejourneyofsomanysouth-ernerswhoventureNorth-thepromiseofrelativefreedomandtransformationthattheNorthcontinuestoaffordnewcomers.SaravanjafoundMacIntoshoversocialmedia.AfterthumbingthroughMacIntoshsportfolioheknewhewastherightartisttoillustrateTheManWithTheWolfInHisBelly.IdidmyowntakeonthestoryMacIntoshsaid.IhaventseentheplayorstillimagesfromitandIdidntreallywanttobecauseIdidntwantittoinuenceme.WheneverSaravanjavisitedYellowknifethetwoartistsmetforstoryboardmeetingswheretheydecidedMacIntoshwouldcreateapaintingforeachstanza.Someoftheim-agespaintedontocanvaswithacrylicpaintweresoldatthebookslaunch.ThiswasmyrstbookandhopefullynotmylastMacIntoshsaid.Ilovedtheexperienceim-menselyandIwoulddoitagaininaheartbeat.MacIntoshwhoworksfulltimeatthecor-rectionsfacilityinYellowknifetookamonthoffworksohecoulddedicateallofhisen-ergytotheproject.IwasntsureifthiswouldbemyonlybooksoIreallyreallywantedtomakeitcounthesaid.IfIwasonlygoingtodoonebookIwantedittobesomethingtoberememberedby.ThiswontbethelastcollaborationbetweenthetwoartistsMacIntoshsaid.Accordingtohimtheduohasalreadystartedworkingontheirnextprojecttogether.TheindependentlypublishedTheManWithTheWolfInHisBellycanbepur-chasedinmostbookstoresinYellowknifeoronline.PhotocourtesyofNickMacIntoshAuthorGermanSaravanjaleftandillustratorNickMacIntoshlaunchtheirbookTheManWithTheWolfInHisBellyattheNorthernFrontierVisitorsCentreinYellowknifeonNov.1